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Written By: Editorial Team | Updated : May 20, 2015 11:00 AM IST
Clinically a person is said to be suffering from a heatstroke if their body s temperature reaches 40 degrees Celsius. Young children, the aged and the ailing are at a higher risk of suffering from this condition. (Read: 10 healthy and cooling summer drinks to beat the heat)
'Three persons have died due to heat-stroke due to the extreme heat wave in the city at civic body run hospitals so far in last ten days,' Dr Paresh Bodat, an officer of epidemic cell in the health department of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), said. For last few days, Gujarat has been in the grip of the extreme heat-wave where in maximum temperatures of most of the towns including Ahmedabad shot up to 44 degree Celsius throwing life out of gear. (Read: 8 vegetables you should eat to beat the summer heat!)
A 24-year-old man from Isanpur area of the city died yesterday due to heat-stroke in L G hospital in Maninagar area here, said Bodat. On May 16, a 48-year-old woman, affected with heat wave, died here at Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC)-run Vadilal Sarabhai hospital, he said. Prior to that on May 9, an unknown man, aged about 45, who had been found unconscious behind V S hospital, has also succumbed to heat-stroke, he said. While, around 20 persons, affected with heat-stroke, have been taking treatment at the various city hospitals. (Read: 20 tips to store drinking water the right way)
AMC has also issued guidelines to protect citizens from the scorching heat. It has advised the people to keep drinking lots of water and fruit-juice to avoid heat-stroke. Children, elderly persons, pregnant women lactating mothers are advised to remain indoors during day-time, it said. Special measures of providing shelters and butter- milk should be taken at construction sites to save labourers from heat-wave, it said. If a persons feels weakness, nausea and giddiness in heat condition, then he or she should immediately call '108' (ambulance service) to take treatment for heat-stroke, it said. (Read: How much water should you drink in a day?)
To help you stay safe this summer, here is all you need to know about a heatstroke and staying safe from it.
Some symptoms you must look out for:
A heatstroke is an emergency situation since a person s body may heat up to such an extent that it could cause irreparable damage to the body and in some cases even death. Here is what you need to do while waiting for emergency treatment.
With inputs from PTI
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